diff --git a/registrants/src/UI/embc-registrant/src/app/core/api/models/person-details.ts b/registrants/src/UI/embc-registrant/src/app/core/api/models/person-details.ts
index 643b5fdf1..575843cac 100644
--- a/registrants/src/UI/embc-registrant/src/app/core/api/models/person-details.ts
+++ b/registrants/src/UI/embc-registrant/src/app/core/api/models/person-details.ts
@@ -11,4 +11,5 @@ export interface PersonDetails {
   initials?: null | string;
   lastName: string;
   preferredName?: null | string;
+  isPrimaryRegistrant?: boolean
 }
diff --git a/registrants/src/UI/embc-registrant/src/app/core/model/needs.model.ts b/registrants/src/UI/embc-registrant/src/app/core/model/needs.model.ts
index 1fc8c90ac..1805f2cf9 100644
--- a/registrants/src/UI/embc-registrant/src/app/core/model/needs.model.ts
+++ b/registrants/src/UI/embc-registrant/src/app/core/model/needs.model.ts
@@ -152,9 +152,10 @@ export class PetForm {
           customValidator
             .conditionalValidation(
               () => this.addPetIndicator.value,
-              Validators.required
+              Validators.required, 
             )
-            .bind(customValidator)
+            .bind(customValidator),
+            customValidator.whitespaceValidator()
         ]
       ]
     });
diff --git a/registrants/src/UI/embc-registrant/src/app/feature-components/needs-assessment/needs-assessment.service.ts b/registrants/src/UI/embc-registrant/src/app/feature-components/needs-assessment/needs-assessment.service.ts
index 254b34246..00e16a830 100644
--- a/registrants/src/UI/embc-registrant/src/app/feature-components/needs-assessment/needs-assessment.service.ts
+++ b/registrants/src/UI/embc-registrant/src/app/feature-components/needs-assessment/needs-assessment.service.ts
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ export class NeedsAssessmentService {
       return [...this.householdMembers, primaryMember];
     } else if (
       !this.householdMembers.find(
-        (member) => member.isPrimaryRegistrant === true
+        (member) => member.details.isPrimaryRegistrant === true
       )
     ) {
       return [...this.householdMembers, primaryMember];